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The Republic of Ireland take on Georgia at the Aviva Stadium on Monday, as they look to keep their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016 alive. Martin O’Neill’s men cruised past Gibraltar with a 4-0 victory on Friday night to move within two points of second place in Group D, but with crunch matches against Germany and Poland to come, only maximum points will do against the Georgians. Ireland...
Published: September 7, 2015
The second week of the 2015 U.S. Open will have tremendous matches to decide the year’s final major. There are several possible outcomes, but once again the legitimate contenders have been most impressive in crushing their first-week opponents. So far, ATP favorites like Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are streaking through their draws, but Andy Murray has been shaky, and Rafael Nadal and Kei...
Published: September 7, 2015
Novak Djokovic didn’t drop a set during his first three wins at the 2015 U.S. Open, but that run ended Sunday in the fourth round against Roberto Bautista Agut. Despite that, the tournament’s top seed advanced to the quarterfinals following a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. Djokovic was coming off a third-round win over Andreas Seppi that he described as a “really, really...
Published: September 7, 2015
Ball boys have swag, too. During Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open match with Roberto Bautista Agut Sunday, a laser of a ball was hit toward the wall, but this guy coolly extended one hand and snagged it. Just another day’s work for the world’s slickest ball boy. [Twitter] Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: September 7, 2015
Serena and Venus Williams, once considered one entity, find themselves headed in different directions, even as their paths collide at the 2015 U.S. Open. Serena defeated Madison Keys (6-3, 6-3) and Venus beat Anett Kontaveit (6-2, 6-1) in the fourth round to set up an all-Williams quarterfinal showdown Tuesday. “It’s been awesome to have such a great sibling rivalry with Serena....
Published: September 6, 2015
The last time Henrik Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Championship was two years ago, and he wound up as the FedEx Cup champion. History may be repeating itself to a degree this week at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. Stenson seized the 54-hole lead with a six-under 65 in Sunday’s third round to secure a one-stroke advantage over Rickie Fowler on 13 under par overall. PGA Championship...
Published: September 6, 2015
Three former champions were all in action Sunday at the 2015 U.S. Open, and that was just in the first group of matches as Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Marin Cilic all advanced. The tournament is starting to sort the contenders from the pretenders as the fourth round got underway. Reaching the quarterfinal is almost an imaginary standard by which to judge whether a player—especially for...
Published: September 6, 2015
Lewis Hamilton claimed his seventh win of the 2015 Formula One season in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. In years to come, the record books will suggest this was a win like any other, with the reigning world champion converting yet another comfortable pole position into yet another easy victory. But it wasn’t quite as simple as that. It never is simple in F1, of course, and it was...
Published: September 6, 2015
Neymar and Philippe Coutinho may still just be coming into their prime as footballers, but the Brazil duo go back years. And the Barcelona forward marked that by posing with the Liverpool playmaker and recreating an old picture of the two in their national colours, saying simply: “Time passes, right Couto” Both stars are 23, but they made their debuts for the national team five years ago....
Published: September 6, 2015
On a sunny afternoon at Formula One’s “Temple of Speed,” the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Lewis Hamilton staked a strong claim to his second-straight Formula One drivers’ championship. Even before his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s engine blew with two laps remaining in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton was set to extend his championship lead to 38 points with...